President Biden and I have forgiven student loan debt for 4.3 million people, including Kelli.
Learn how you may benefit from our loan forgiveness plans at StudentAid.gov/DebtRelief.
DC Emancipation Day reminds us that enslaved people in DC were the first to be freed in the US.
It also reminds us that we're not fully free or autonomous until we become the 51st state.
Today, let's celebrate our culture, celebrate our history, and remember that the fight continues.
Today I introduced my resolution commemorating Emancipation Day, an official holiday in DC honoring the date in 1862 when President Lincoln freed 3,100 enslaved people in DC, nine months ahead of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Statement: bit.ly/3VU3o37
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced $7.4 billion in additional student loan debt relief for 277,000 borrowers who signed up for @POTUS’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan: ed.gov/news/press-releases/b…
ALT Biden-Harris Administration Announces Additional $7.4 Billion in Approved Student Debt Relief for 277,000 Borrowers
Libraries that still have solar eclipse glasses:
-Anacostia (50)
-Bellevue (30)
-Francis A. Gregory (150)
-Southwest (80)
-Benning (10)
-Capitol View (15)
⭐️Available while supplies last! 👈🏾
The DC Public Library invites you to witness the Total Solar Eclipse on
April 8, 2024.
📅 Distribution of Special Sunglasses at your neighborhood library!
Dates: April 1 - April 8, 2024
Get Yours Early - Available While Supplies Last!
ALT The DC Public Library invites you to witness the Total Solar Eclipse on
April 8, 2024.
Distribution of Special Sunglasses at your neighborhood library!
Dates: April 1 - April 8, 2024
Get Yours Early - Available While Supplies Last!
Yesterday, @JRosenworcel sounded alarm bells & warned Congress that the imminent end of #ACP means millions risk losing internet access.
With 1️⃣ in 6️⃣ households relying on this vital program for broadband connectivity, time is running out.
fcc.gov/document/chairwoman-…
.@POTUS and I are working alongside Puerto Ricans to ensure a thriving future for the island. So far, we have invested $140 billion to help rebuild infrastructure, develop climate resilience and clean energy, increase access to capital for small businesses, and more.
Alejandro, Jose, Dorlian, Miguel, Maynor and Carlos are immigrant heroes.
In the middle of the night, they labored on the Francis Scott Key Bridge to make the daily commute smoother for tens of thousands of travelers.
We join their families here and abroad in mourning them.
Our Health Our Future. We need a Federal Hispanic/Latinx Health Action Agenda. Coming together to address Homophobia, Transphobia, Xenophobia, plus ensuring access to healthcare free of stigma and discrimination @HispanicFed@WeAreUnidosUS@LatinoDeepSouth
The Hispanic/Latinx Health Leadership Network will host the National Hispanic/Latinx Health Leadership Summit on May, 6-7, 2024, in Washington, DC. Registration is now open at hispanicnet.org
FYI The @FCC Communications Equity and Diversity Council will hold a hybrid meeting on March 27th from 10 AM ET to 2 PM ET. The public is invited to attend the meeting in person at FCC headquarters at 45 L Street, NE, in DC. Watch the meeting at fcc.gov/live.
🗣️ATTENTION: Metro hit a new milestone yesterday…900k trips on Metrorail and Metrobus combined! 🎉 We love seeing our customers choose transit - the safest, most sustainable, and most reliable way to get around the DMV 🚇🚍 #wmata
FACT: Of the 115 Native languages spoken in the U.S. today, 79 will go extinct within a generation without serious intervention.
This week I joined @SecHaaland to talk about the role @USEDGov plays in preserving Native languages.
For Native peoples, our languages connect us to our ancestors and homelands, and help us share Indigenous Knowledge from generation to generation. @Interior and @USEdGov are teaming up to preserve Native languages to empower and create lasting impact for Tribal communities.
Learn about some groundbreaking Latinas and explore how they made a difference in their communities, across the nation, and throughout the world. #InternationalWomensDays.si.edu/3IvFYJk
ALT Four columns show the pictures of (L to R) poet Lola Rodriguez de Tió, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, singer Selena Quintanilla, and astronaut Ellen Ochoa.
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